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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (USHY) pays a $2.55 annual dividend ($0.21 monthly), yielding 6.96% at $36.61/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-01. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 6.96%
Annual Dividend: $2.55 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-01
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 10
The iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF dividend comes from a fund that tracks an index of U.S. dollar-denominated corporate bonds in the high-yield segment. USHY currently pays a 6.96% yield, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.5465 per share. The fund pays monthly, with the next ex-dividend date set for September 1, 2026. At a beta of 0.64, USHY moves with less volatility than the broader market, which suits income-focused investors who want high yield with relatively moderate price swings.
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of interest income from its underlying bond holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). The fund's income stream is tied directly to the coupon payments generated by its portfolio of high-yield U.S. dollar corporate bonds, so iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF dividend safety depends on the credit performance and interest rate environment of those underlying issuers. The most significant data-supported pressure point is that the annual dividend per share has declined from $2.8860 in 2018 to $2.5390 in 2025, a pattern that shows the payout is not immune to compression over time.
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of -1.8% per year from 2018 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $2.8860 in 2018 to $2.5390 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 14.9% in 2023, but the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which means growth has been uneven rather than linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +6.6% | $2.10 (2022) | $2.54 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +3.0% | $2.19 (2020) | $2.54 (2025) |
USHY fits income-focused investors who want monthly cash flow from a diversified pool of high-yield U.S. corporate bonds and can accept that the per-share payout has drifted lower over time. The yield is classified as high (above 4%), currently sitting at 6.96%, above the fund's own 5-year average of 6.37%. That gap is meaningful: the current yield is running hotter than its recent norm, which reflects either price movement or a shift in the underlying bond portfolio's income profile. The trade-off is clear: iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF delivers above-average monthly income, but the dividend per share has a negative long-run CAGR of -1.8%, so total income received can erode gradually over a multi-year holding period.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | $0.2133 |
| 2026-08-03 | $0.2129 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.2063 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.2093 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.2024 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.2303 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.2024 |
| 2026-02-02 | $0.2154 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.2121 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.2155 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.6924 |
| 2025 | $2.5390 |
| 2024 | $2.5354 |
| 2023 | $2.4093 |
| 2022 | $2.0975 |
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